{"id":207927,"date":"2004-10-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=207927"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:28:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:28:25","slug":"auto-insert-207927","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-207927\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel withdraws charge that driver loaded rocket into UN ambulance – UN News Service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israel withdraws charge that driver loaded rocket into UN ambulance<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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13 October 2004 <\/i><\/span>– <\/i><\/span>The Israeli Government has withdrawn its charge that video footage showed a United Nations ambulance driver handling a rocket, acknowledging that the object was a stretcher as the world body had asserted. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Responding to the reversal, a spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued a <\/span>statement<\/u><\/a> calling for correct handling of any further issues which might arise. "The Secretary-General expects the Government of Israel to share with the United Nations, through normal diplomatic channels, any information it might have so that the matter may be properly investigated." <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Spokesman Stephane Dujarric also took the occasion to reiterate the integrity of the UN's humanitarian activities. "The Secretary-General is committed to preventing the illegal use of UN vehicles or facilities by armed militants," he stressed. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Earlier this month, the Israeli Government alleged that video images showed an ambulance driver with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (<\/span>UNRWA<\/u><\/a>) loading a Kassam rocket into his vehicle. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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After an initial investigation, the Agency denied the charge and demanded an apology.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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